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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1980 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 364 points (22.8/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 306 points (19.1/g), 10th.
Differential of 58 points (3.6/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 9.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 6th.
Coached by Tom Flores (11-5-0)
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1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jim Plunkett | 33 | 9 | 11 | 165 for 320, 2,299 yards, 18 td, 16 int, & 28 rushes for 141 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| QB | Dan Pastorini | 31 | 9 | 5 | 66 for 130, 932 yards, 5 td, 8 int, & 4 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971 |
| RB | Kenny King* | 23 | 1 | 13 | 172 rushes for 761 yards, 4 td, & 22 catches for 145 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1979 |
| FB | Mark van Eeghen | 28 | 6 | 16 | 222 rushes for 838 yards, 5 td, & 29 catches for 259 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Cliff Branch | 32 | 8 | 15 | 44 catches for 858 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Bob Chandler | 31 | 9 | 16 | 49 catches for 786 yards, 10 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971 |
| TE | Raymond Chester | 32 | 10 | 10 | 28 catches for 366 yards, 4 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| TE | Dave Casper* | 29 | 6 | 6 | 22 catches for 270 yards, 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Art Shell* | 34 | 12 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| LG | Gene Upshaw | 35 | 13 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| C | Dave Dalby | 30 | 8 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
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| RG | Mickey Marvin | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
| RT | Henry Lawrence | 29 | 6 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Matuszak | 30 | 7 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1973 |
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| NT | Reggie Kinlaw | 23 | 1 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 320th pick / 1979 |
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| RDE | Dave Browning | 24 | 2 | 16 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1978 |
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| LOLB | Ted Hendricks*+ | 33 | 11 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| LILB | Matt Millen | 22 | Rook | 16 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980 |
| RILB | Randy McClanahan | 26 | 3 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | Bob Nelson | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1975 |
| ROLB | Rod Martin | 26 | 3 | 10 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
| ROLB | Jeff Barnes | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 139th pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Lester Hayes*+ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 13 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Monte Jackson | 27 | 5 | 10 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975 |
| RCB | Dwayne O'Steen | 26 | 2 | 6 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Mike Davis | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977 |
| FS | Burgess Owens | 29 | 7 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Bahr | 27 | 4 | 0 | 19 of 37 field goals & 41 of 44 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976 |
| P | Ray Guy* | 31 | 7 | 0 | 71 punts for a 43.6 average, 0 blocked | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| PR | Ira Matthews | 23 | 1 | 0 | 48 punt returns for a 8.8 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 142nd pick / 1979 |
| KR | Ira Matthews | 23 | 1 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 20.2 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 142nd pick / 1979 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chris Bahr | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Penn State | 2/3/1953 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976 |
| 56 | Jeff Barnes | 25 | LB | 16 | 6 | 223 | 6-2 | California | 3/1/1955 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 139th pick / 1977 |
| 81 | Morris Bradshaw | 28 | WR | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/19/1952 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 93rd pick / 1974 |
| 21 | Cliff Branch | 32 | WR | 16 | 15 | 170 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/1/1948 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| 73 | Dave Browning | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-5 | Washington | 8/18/1956 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1978 |
| 77 | Joe Campbell | 25 | DE-NT | 10 | 0 | 254 | 6-6 | Maryland | 5/8/1955 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1977 |
| 87 | Dave Casper* | 29 | TE | 6 | 6 | 240 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/26/1951 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974 |
| 52 | Mario Celotto | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | USC | 8/23/1956 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1978 |
| 85 | Bob Chandler | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 180 | 6-0 | USC | 4/24/1949 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971 |
| 88 | Raymond Chester | 32 | TE | 16 | 10 | 232 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 6/28/1948 | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| 46 | Todd Christensen | 24 | TE-FB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | BYU | 8/3/1956 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 56th pick / 1978 |
| 50 | Dave Dalby | 30 | C | 16 | 14 | 247 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/19/1950 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| 79 | Bruce E. Davis | 24 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 287 | 6-6 | UCLA | 6/21/1956 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1979 |
| 36 | Mike Davis | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-3 | Colorado | 4/15/1956 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977 |
| 8 | Ray Guy* | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/22/1949 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | 32 | DE | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/4/1948 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| 82 | Dwight Harrison | 32 | DB-WR | 3 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/12/1948 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971 |
| 37 | Lester Hayes*+ | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 1/22/1955 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| 83 | Ted Hendricks*+ | 33 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 11/1/1947 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| 20 | I.M. Hipp | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 2/15/1956 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 104th pick / 1980 |
| 42 | Monte Jackson | 27 | DB | 16 | 10 | 193 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 7/14/1953 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975 |
| 31 | Derrick Jensen | 24 | RB-TE | 16 | 1 | 221 | 6-1 | Texas-Arlington | 4/27/1956 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 57th pick / 1978 |
| 90 | Willie Jones | 23 | DE | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Florida State | 11/22/1957 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1979 |
| 33 | Kenny King* | 23 | RB | 15 | 13 | 203 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 3/7/1957 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1979 |
| 62 | Reggie Kinlaw | 23 | NT | 14 | 13 | 245 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/9/1957 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 320th pick / 1979 |
| 70 | Henry Lawrence | 29 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 9/26/1951 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| 60 | Alva Liles | 24 | NT-DT | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Boise State | 3/6/1956 | Rook | |
| 53 | Rod Martin | 26 | LB | 16 | 10 | 218 | 6-2 | USC | 4/7/1954 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
| 89 | Rich Martini | 25 | WR | 16 | 1 | 185 | 6-2 | California-Davis | 11/19/1955 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 190th pick / 1977 |
| 65 | Mickey Marvin | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/5/1955 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
| 71 | Lindsey Mason | 25 | T | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/1/1955 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1978 |
| 43 | Ira Matthews | 23 | RB-WR | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | Wisconsin | 8/23/1957 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 142nd pick / 1979 |
| 72 | John Matuszak | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-8 | Missouri,Tampa | 10/25/1950 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1973 |
| 57 | Randy McClanahan | 26 | LB | 14 | 8 | 225 | 6-5 | La-Lafayette | 12/12/1954 | 3 | |
| 23 | Odis McKinney | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/19/1957 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1978 |
| 55 | Matt Millen | 22 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Penn State | 3/12/1958 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980 |
| 26 | Keith Moody | 27 | DB | 5 | 0 | 171 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 6/13/1953 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 280th pick / 1976 |
| 51 | Bob Nelson | 27 | LB | 9 | 8 | 232 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 6/30/1953 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1975 |
| 35 | Dwayne O'Steen | 26 | DB | 15 | 6 | 193 | 6-1 | California,San Jose State | 12/20/1954 | 2 | |
| 44 | Burgess Owens | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 8/2/1951 | 7 | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| 7 | Dan Pastorini | 31 | QB | 5 | 5 | 208 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 5/26/1949 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971 |
| 74 | Dave Pear | 27 | NT-DT | 7 | 3 | 250 | 6-2 | Washington | 6/1/1953 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 56th pick / 1975 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | 33 | QB | 13 | 11 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/5/1947 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| 84 | Derrick Ramsey | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 12/23/1956 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 136th pick / 1978 |
| 78 | Art Shell* | 34 | T | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 11/26/1946 | 12 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| 45 | Mike Spivey | 26 | DB | 9 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Colorado | 3/10/1954 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1977 |
| 66 | Steve Sylvester | 27 | C-G-T | 7 | 2 | 260 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 3/4/1953 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 259th pick / 1975 |
| 63 | Gene Upshaw | 35 | G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| 30 | Mark van Eeghen | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-2 | Colgate | 4/19/1952 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| 52 | Greg Westbrooks | 27 | LB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Colorado,Mesa | 2/24/1953 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 422nd pick / 1975 |
| 22 | Arthur Whittington | 25 | RB | 15 | 3 | 185 | 5-11 | SMU | 9/4/1955 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1978 |
| 6 | Marc Wilson | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-6 | BYU | 2/15/1957 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 222.1 | 6-2.4 | 4.4 |